Waves Releases Vitamin Sonic Enhancer

Multiband harmonic enhancer and tone-shaping plug-in 10-Apr-14

Waves has announced the availability of Vitamin Sonic Enhancer, which they describe as a multiband harmonic enhancer and tone-shaping plugin that can make any track sound powerful and full of spark by mixing an enriched version with the original signal. They say that, with its zero-latency processing, Vitamin caters to studio and live mix engineers alike; Used as an insert on any track or bus, Vitamin instantly delivers a warm, vital result that is comparable to what users would get from a parallel chain of EQ, compression and saturation processors, but without the hassle.

A spokesperson had this to say, "Vitamin's controls are intuitive, easy to use and immediately responsive, letting users smooth or accentuate punchiness and dynamics, determine the crossover frequency points between the plugin's five bands, and control the mix of the direct signal with its enhanced version. To top it all off, when Vitamin is in stereo mode, each band has a width control that lets users create wider sound images or make room for a vocal right in front of the mix – a great tool for mastering. No matter what it is used on, Vitamin opens up the sound in a way that complements and enhances all mixes, ensuring they get all the nutrients they need."

Vitamin Sonic Enhancer Features:

Parallel multiband harmonic enhancer with five individual bands

Control over the crossover frequency points between bands

Control over the mix of the direct signal with the enhanced version

Per-band stereo width control

Punch control for smoothing or accentuating punchiness and dynamics

Zero-latency processing

Pricing and Availability:Vitamin is available separately as well as in the following bundles: Gold, Platinum, Diamond, Horizon, Mercury, Prelude, Essentials, Pro Show, and SD7 Pro Show. Owners of these bundles with current Waves Update Plan coverage can update the bundles and receive Vitamin at no additional cost.

Vitamin Sonic Enhancer is currently available with a U.S. MSRP of $200 (Native) or $300 (SoundGrid) and a special introductory price of $99 (Native) or $149 (SoundGrid).